21 JANUARY 1944, page 14

Allied English

SIR,—Mary Paton is too unimaginative (surely civet, in the context she quotes, is a vivid new metaphor) or too limited in her choice of dictionaries: every one of the American......

Methods Of History

Ste,—I have read Mr. Simpson's article in your issue of January 7th, headed " Methods of History." I am at a loss to understand why this charge of " debunking " is constantly......

Country ' Life

GOOD easy prophets ask us to believe, as some urban politicians ask ti! to wish, that the great country houses will soon be dead as Dodo, Another point of view may be read in......

The Press And A Grievance

SIR,—In your issue of January 7th " Janus" falls below his normal standard of criticism. He accuses the Press of advertising the grievance of a man who started the Brains Trust,......

Le Mot Juste "

S IR, —I submit respectfully that Mr. F. D. Merralls's suggestion that we speak of "coventrating " instead of " hamburging " will not quite do. " To coventrate" is to devastate......

Catholics And The Schools

S IR, —Catholics cannot accept the Agreed Syllabus, essentially Protestant In character, without offending their conscience and denying their faith. Because we claim to have......